The site is located in the natioanl
park of Serra da Capivera, and belong to theCultural Heritage of Humanity
as UNESCO classification. A great concentration of archaeological and prehistorical
sites can be found there, especially a rock painting site.
Paintings show animals, men, plants, various artifacts of quotidian life.
Sites ar eexposed at open air, and are under pression of destruction from
little animals, insects, microorganisms, roots, etc., as well as mineral cristallisation,
and human destruction (vandalism).
In 1993 a 1st intervention was don, with good results, but large cracks in
the upper panel of teh shelter gave the evidence of emergency for conservation
intervention. Then, an important interdisciplinary work is now being done
with participation of l'Instituto do Patrimonio Historico e Artistico Nacional
(IPHAN), l'Universidade Federal do Piaui (UFPI) and Fundação
Museu do Homen Americano (FUMDHAM). A team of specialists (ingeneer, botanist,
archaelogist, etc.) il working about the project.